Objectives
The sector that interests me more specifically is:
Accommodation / Catering / Tourism
Holding a master's degree in management and having worked in sales & marketing departments both in France and abroad, I am looking for a management
position in a tourism and/or events company.
Education
Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
September 2002 - October 2003
DESS (Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures Spécialisées), one year post-graduate diploma in Sports and Leisure Management and Policies in the European Context, obtained with honours
Laval University, Québec, Canada / Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
August 2001 - June 2002
Master’s degree studied at Laval University, Quebec, Canada (research degree in Sports and Leisure Management) and awarded with upper first class honours by Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France.
Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
September 1998 - June 2001
First degree in Sports and Leisure Management obtained with honours
Toulouse Institute of Politic Studies
September 1997 - June 1998
One year course completed
Lycée François Mitterrand, Moissac, France
September 1996 - June 1997
Baccalauréat (cf: Living Certificate) in Economic and Social Sciences, specialized in English language, obtained with honours
Experience
Sales & Marketing Representative
Mission: Central Pyrenees Ski and Spa Resort, France.
Creating, selling and promoting tourism, congress, incentive and seminar products to an individual, group and corporate clients. Creating,
updating and developing a corporate and groups prospects / clients database. Administrating sales & marketing. Making quotations,
contracts, monitoring projects. Billing, chasing-up clients. Dealing with clients / prestations litigations. New markets, clients and
products investigation. Clients / contractors / prospects show around. Representing the Tourist Office during Corporate and Public trade
shows in France and abroad. Website Administration, update, improvement and commercial follow-up.
Appraisal: Turnover: € 220000
Sales Representative
Mission: Dordogne, France.
From the first quotation to the final billing, in charge of seminars, weddings, golf schools, group trips, TO relations.
Groups & Events Coordinator
Club Med Business
Mission: Pompadour, France.
Preferential link between the village, the various Club Med Business commercial offices and the guest companies. Responsible for ensuring
that the operational logistic goes smoothly. In charge of meeting with the decision-makers and organising the show-around. Building the
detailed programmes and monitoring the groups during their stay. Invoices and accounts management.
Resort Sales Executive
The K Club***** Hotel Golf & Spa
Mission: Straffan, Ireland – Venue for the 2006 Ryder Cup Matches.
Planning, organisation and control of individual trips and groups events. Golf, Hotel, Transportation, Restaurants and Activities.
Tailor made events’ organisation according to the clients’ demand. Matching the hospitality facilities with the clients’ specific needs.
Close working relations with the different departments of the resort as well as with a certain number of outside contributors. Monitoring the
project prior to, during and after its realisation. Creating and maintaining on-going client relationships with both domestic and
international companies, tour operators and travel agents, local government, public services and institutions. Creating and maintaining
business contacts worldwide. English speaking position only, occasionally speaking Spanish or French with Spanish/French speaking guests.
Languages
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French
Speaking competence: Native speaker , Written competence: Native speaker -
English
Speaking competence: Fluent , Written competence: Fluent -
Spanish
Speaking competence: Fluent , Written competence: Fluent -
Italian
Speaking competence: School level , Written competence: School level
Computing skills
Software
Proficient use of Microsoft Suite, Filemaker, Internet, Fidelio Opera, CSS Concept Golf & Spa and SPSS. Experience on both PC and Macintosh.Additional information
Website maintenanceVarious
Achievement, Research and Training
2003
DESS training taken at the Local Authorities of Tarn-et-Garonne (Conseil Général): forecast and development proposals for the local Sports and
Recreation Park.
2002
Market research on the sports practice of young people (5 to 12 years old) in the Quebec City area carried out on behalf of the Samir Ghrib Soccer
School.
Comparative study of managerial practices of three large multinational companies on the sports goods market in the context of globalization
(Internationalization strategies of Nike, Adidas and Asics).
Intervention training within an Outdoor and Environment course at Laval University, Quebec (Planning, organization, supervision and control of two
campsites in an outdoor context).
Interests
Travelling and exploring
Spain, Scotland, Canada, Wales, England, Reunion Island, Ireland, Northern Ireland, etc.
Music, cinema.
Personal Sports
Competitive sports:
Football, badminton, handball, basket-ball, tennis.
Leisure sports:
Golf, skiing, ice hockey, roller skating, scuba diving, canoeing, mountain biking, hiking.